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GRADUATE SCHOOL
www.miami.edu/grad
Admission
Eligibility for Admission
| Requirements for Admission Application
| Categories of Admission | International
Students Admissions | | For UM Undergraduates
Only | Readmission
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
In addition to holding the baccalaureate degree from an institution
accredited by a regional accrediting body, the applicant for
admission to the Graduate School should have the prerequisite
coursework required by the program to which he/she is applying.
In general, those applying for graduate admission should have
achieved an overall average grade of “B” or better
(3.0 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale). Foreign students will be required
to give evidence of adequate knowledge of English through
a TOEFL or IELTS test score. University of Miami faculty members
above the rank of instructor are not eligible to apply for
the doctorate at the University of Miami. (Note: Faculty from
the School of Nursing and Health Sciences and from the Physical
Therapy program are permitted to pursue doctoral degrees in
their home program/school.)
For specific admission requirements see also statements of
the various programs.
Admission of a student to the University of Miami for
any semester does not imply that such student will be re-enrolled
in any succeeding academic semesters.
All those wishing to take courses for graduate credit, whether
or not they wish to become candidates for a degree, must make
application for admission directly to the program of interest
prior to registration.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION APPLICATION
1. The completed online application form
2. Official transcripts of all college
work, both undergraduate and graduate
3. The official score report of the appropriate entrance
examination
GRE
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All applicants
must submit recent (within five years) Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) scores which include
1) the aptitude portion; and 2) the most relevant
advanced test in the major field if required by
the program. |
GMAT
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Applicants for the Master or Ph.D.
of Business Administration, the Master of Professional
Accounting, the Master of Science in Management
Science (Operations Research/Applied Statistics),
or Taxation must submit the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT) scores |
TOEFL
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International applicants whose native
language is not English must take the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS)and the Graduate
Record Examination |
4. Letters of recommendation sent directly to the graduate
program director of the academic program.
5. Other requirements as may be required/requested by individual
programs. Contact the specific program to which you are
applying for their requirements, or for exemptions from
the entrance examination.
6. Application fee
7. All materials and the fee should be sent directly to
the School or academic department as indicated on the application.
Materials submitted in support of an application cannot
be released for other purposes nor returned to the applicant.
CATEGORIES OF ADMISSION
1. Regular admission with or without specified
deficiencies. Under circumstances in which it is difficult
to evaluate the academic background of intellectually qualified
applicants, they may be admitted with specified deficiencies.
Such status is often appropriate for foreign students. Only
one semester or one summer session of study in deficiency
status is permitted and the student who fails to qualify
at the end of that time will be requested to withdraw from
the Graduate School.
2. Post Baccalaureate. This category provides an
opportunity for graduate study for
a. qualified applicants who, for good reason, do not
wish to work toward an advanced degree. This would be
appropriate for those students who have special objectives
for professional study or scholarly work;
b. students enrolled in a graduate program elsewhere but
desiring to earn graduate credit at the University of
Miami for the purpose of transferring it to the other
institution;
c. students already holding the master’s degree
or doctorate but who desire additional coursework in their
field.
Those admitted to a post-baccalaureate status should realize
that their future admission to regular status is improbable
unless they achieve the qualifications originally appropriate
to admission to those categories. This is to say that the
mere accumulation of graduate course credits is not sufficient
to permit entrance into another graduate category. No more
than a total of twelve (12) credit hours may be taken while
in post-baccalaureate status.
Transient students described in (b) above should have sent
to the Graduate School a letter from the Dean of the graduate
school at which they expect to earn a degree, stating that
they are in good standing there and have permission to transfer
credit. If possible, this letter should indicate specific
courses to be taken. The students described in (c) above
should have a transcript showing their most recent graduate
work and graduate degree [to be sent directly by the issuing
institution to the Graduate School].
3. Certification/Professional Goals. This category provides
an opportunity for graduate study for qualified teachers
or professionals who do not wish to work toward an advanced
degree but who for professional reasons need to continue
to take graduate courses and have already taken 12 credits
in Post-Baccalaureate Status. No credit taken in this status
can be applied toward a graduate degree at the University.
A letter explaining the need for the course work by the
student’s employer must accompany the application.
Every applicant for admission can be assured that all credentials
will be carefully studied in an effort to select appropriately
qualified students. Each application for admission is examined
by the members of the faculty responsible for the graduate
program. The program informs each applicant of the results.
It is expected that most applicants for admission will
be candidates for an advanced degree. Except under unusual
circumstances those who already hold an advanced degree
are not admitted to candidacy for the same degree. Graduate
programs vary as to whether students who do not hold the
Master’s degree are required to initiate graduate
studies at that level. The faculties in some fields wish
their students to do this, and in other fields accept students
directly into a Ph.D. program.
Applicants should note the following:
1. M.B.A. applicants should send applications and all documents
to the Office of Graduate Business Programs in the School
of Business Administration; P.O. Box 248505, Coral Gables,
FL 33124;
2. all other correspondence, applications and documents
should be sent directly to the academic department;
3. no action is taken until a file is complete and all documents
are available;
4. application files should be complete at least one month
before registration, much earlier for some applications,
as specified elsewhere in this Bulletin;
5. admission to graduate status does not imply admission
to candidacy for a degree;
6. some departments close admissions early because of limited
capacity;
7. materials submitted in support of an application
are not released for other purposes and cannot be returned
to the applicant.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ADMISSIONS
All international students who have been admitted to a program
of full-time study at the University of Miami need to enter
the U.S. on a student visa. In order to apply for the F-1
student visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate, the student is
required to complete and submit the Form I-20 issued by International
Admissions. For specific questions regarding I-20 issuance,
please contact Nancy Ortiz, Sr. Associate Director, International
Admission (nortiz@miami.edu).
FOR UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI UNDERGRADUATES
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Senior-Graduate Status. University of Miami undergraduates
within 30 credits of meeting the requirements for the Baccalaureate
Degree may be considered for concurrent admission to graduate
study in non-degree senior-graduate status, and in this status
may take and receive credit for graduate courses, while completing
the requirement for the baccalaureate.
Admission to Senior-Graduate Status requires:
1. Must have a minimum of 3.000 GPA. the submission of
a special form (which can be obtained at the Graduate School)
which will not require the application fee;
2. the written approval of the Chairman of the Department,
the Dean of the Undergraduate School or College, and of
the Graduate Dean prior to registration
on the special form.
Admission to Senior-Graduate status does not automatically
admit the student, upon graduation, to status as an applicant
for a graduate degree at the University of Miami.
The graduate credits earned may NOT be used to meet undergraduate
graduation requirements or be used to meet the 120 credit
hour requirements at the University of Miami.
No more than six (6) hours credit may be taken in one semester,
and no more than a total of twelve (12) hours credit may be
taken while in Senior-Graduate Status. Students may take no
more than 13 credits of combined undergraduate and graduate
courses per semester.
Students electing Senior Graduate status must register and
be processed centrally at the Office of the Registrar, University
Center.
READMISSION
Unless a leave of absence has been requested and approved,
students who have not been continuously enrolled for sessions
must request readmission. Contact the appropriate program
office well in advance of registration. If additional college
work has been completed elsewhere since the last enrollment
at the University of Miami, an official transcript of this
will be required. Recency of credit rules will apply.
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